• Riot police arrest students as Palestine protests spread to colleges in Texas and California

    Protests relating to the Israel-Hamas war have been sprouting up at campuses across the country

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    Nevada County deputies sharpen water rescue skills with Coast Guard in Southern California

    (FOX40.COM) -- The Nevada County Sheriff's Office took a recent seaside trip to Marina del Rey to sharpen their skills with water rescues alongside the United States Coast Guard and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. In a video shared by the sheriff's office on Tuesday, deputies can be seen running a cooperative training mission []

  • VIDEO: Officials Investigate Spread of AI-Generated Deepfake Porn at California High School

    An investigation has been launched into allegations of inappropriate digital photos being created and shared in a California school.

  • Letters to the Editor: Hate California? That says more about you than California

    To the editor: Your print edition front page on April 8 had two articles about worsening circumstances in California with regard to climate change and housing, and a piece explaining the reasons conservatives don’t like us. It seems to be the norm for folks (even our friends and members of our family) to think negatively about the state. In reality, it is probable that not living within a budget leads to people thinking California is too expensive; that not knowing people different than we are...

  • California Unemployment Spikes

    California saw applications for unemployment benefits rise for the week ending March 30, according to the Department of Labor—a signal that the jobs market may become more challenging amid a rise in the state's jobless rate.In the Golden State, the number of jobless claims increased by 2,147, the largest rise in the nation. Pennsylvania followed with 1,913 new claims, and Iowa with 1,383. Overall, for the week ending April 6, claims declined by 11,000 to 211,000, below what economist...

  • Wildfire weather and severe thunderstorms

    Hello everyone! As has been advertised for over a week, today will be an active day with a dryline setting up from north to south across the Central Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. West of the dryline will be gusty parched westerly winds and a wildfire threat. East of the boundary will be a chance for []

  • California sober: what does it mean and is it good for you?

    Weed is becoming more mainstream, with more people exclusively using cannabis products – here’s what you need to know about being ‘California sober’Cannabis, now legal in 24 states, is a $40bn industry in America. That may not be much compared to the $260bn alcohol market, but a shift is afoot. As booze trends down, with young people drinking less and beer sales in decline, sales of marijuana are creeping upward, and weed is becoming more mainstream – favored by senior citizens and stressed-out...

  • Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species

    For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the film "Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species." After watching, dive deeper with resources about the ecological and economic issues associated with invasive species, such as those found in New York State, on PBS LearningMedia.

  • Shed fire spreads to home in Tyngsboro

    TYNGSBORO — A two-alarm blaze that started as a shed fire on Long Pond Road on Tuesday afternoon spread to the house on the property, causing significant damage to the structure.

  • California Mayor Recalled After Coming Out as Transgender

    Supporters of Calexico City Council Member and Mayor Raúl Ureña denounced the recall as a "calculated," transphobic attack.

  • Amazon ends California drone deliveries

    Amazon confirmed it is ending Prime Air drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California. The Central California town of 3,500 was the company’s second U.S. drone delivery site, after College Station, Texas. Operations were announced in June 2022. The retail giant is not offering details around the setback, only noting, “We’ll offer all current employees opportunities […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Will there be a 'superbloom' this year in California? Here's what to know

    Carpets of yellow, orange and gold flowers are beginning to cover Southern California's vast deserts, the Bay Area's dramatic bluffs and even near Los Angeles International Airport. But do they add up to a "superbloom"?